Songfacts®:

• In this ethereal and sleek anthem, Gabby Barrett sings of the treasures that fill her life, such as her cherished family and unyielding faith. She finds the divine in the ordinary and is grateful for the simple moments with her loved ones. They include:
  
  Observing the sun's gentle descent in their yard with her husband.
  
  Witnessing her children, Baylah and Augustine, frolic in the yard, plucking daisies.
  
  Savoring a morning cup of coffee.
  
  Barrett lets every moment of these "Glory Days" count.
• "This is as good as it gets, I don't know what I would change," Barrett sings on the chorus, as she embraces the beauty of the life she leads. The genuine smile etched on her loved one's face fuels her love for the present moment. No longer yearning to revisit framed memories, Barrett relishes the ever-evolving journey. She proclaims, "Right here, right now, I say 'these are the glory days,'" encapsulating her desire to seize the present and find solace in the remarkable moments she's currently living.
• Barrett wrote "Glory Days" with Emily Weisband, Seth Mosley and James McNair. "We're just talking about all the life that I've kind of went through within the last couple years," she explained to Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music Country. "I think it's pretty abnormal to what normally happens at this age for certain people, 23, two kids, and all the things happening with music. And I've been married for four years. So normally those times when you're in the trenches a little bit with kids and just the days are long, but the years feel fast. Those are the times that you look back on per se. And I just remember my parents kind of saying, oh, those are the glory days. Those are the good old days. And so, I was like, well, I'm in my glory days right now."
• Gabby Barrett enlisted her husband Cade Foehner and their two children to co-star in her "Glory Days" music video. Together, they embody the song's powerful message of treasuring the moments that mold our lives.
  
  Under the direction of Nashville director and photographer Alexa Campbell, the music video unfolds, capturing Barrett's family amid the serene beauty of a picturesque farm. In this enchanting setting, they create lasting memories, etching joy-filled moments in their hearts.
  
  Foehner has acted alongside his country star wife in previous music videos, notably portraying her love interest in the "Pick Me Up" visual. The "Glory Days" clip finds their kids taking on a prominent role for the first time.
• Gabby Barrett collaborated with Ross Copperman on the production of "Glory Days," which is the first single from her sophomore album, Chapter & Verse. Copperman co-produced her debut album, Goldmine, with Zach Kale.
• Copperman and Emily Weisband sing the backing vocals. The musicians are:
  
  Jeff Roach: keyboards
  Cade Foehner: electric guitar
  Danny Rader: electric guitar and bass
  Seth Mosley: banjo
• Gabby Barrett, Emily Weisband, Seth Mosley, and James McNair wrote the song on March 16, 2023. Barrett Zoomed in from her Texas home, joining forces with Mosley's Nashville studio where Weisband and McNair rendezvoused.
  
  As they brainstormed lyrics, Weisband threw out a title she had floated around before, "Glory Days." Bruce Springsteen had used the title before in 1985, but Weisband had a fresh spin.
  
  "As my parents get older and my siblings all grow up and move to their own places, I just don't want to miss where I'm at," Weisband told Billboard. "I don't want to look back and wish I was back there because those are the good old days. I wanted to write a song about how now is the good old days, like we're in the glory days now."
  
  Barrett, who was born in 2000, didn't know the Boss' song. Married with two children and a successful music career, she felt the vibe.
  
  "I was blown away at kind of writing a song about what is happening right now in my life because I'm in the midst of it," Barrett said. "I can write a snapshot of what that looks like."
  
• Chapter & Verse finds Gabby Barrett in a new stage of her life. After releasing her previous album, Goldmine, in 2020, the singer and her husband became the parents of two children. The album title has a dual meaning for Barrett.
  
  "'Chapter and verse' hearkens a little bit to the Bible, for sure," she told Apple Music. "And because I am Christian, a very faith-based person, and I really do try to wrap that into everything that I do, it was so fitting for what the album talks about. It makes so much sense to our life, too. It's just like, 'Here's what happened the last few years, and here's the chapter that we're in, and here's all the little verses of all the different things."